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“A parade of mayors, Democrat and Republican, have also predominantly relied on the private sector over the past 40 years to address the city’s lack of affordable housing. Yet here…

ByDoug Turetsky 0Comments

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Feb 2025

Featured Housing and Homelessness

Apartments Planned at Former Lincoln Correctional Site Are Unaffordable, Harlem Lawmakers Say

The state is opening 105 apartments at the former Lincoln Correctional Facility on West 110th Street. But local elected officials say the “co-op style” units are priced too high for…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Feb 2025

Housing and Homelessness

NYC Housing Calendar, Feb. 24-March 3

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Feb 2025

Comunidades de habla hispana Government Housing and Homelessness

Council Bill Looks to Simplify City’s Supportive Housing Application

The application, dubbed form 2010E, can take months to complete and requires prospective tenants to provide their medication and hospitalization history and show proof of homelessness, as well as a…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

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Feb 2025

Featured Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Preserving Faith, Building Homes

“New York’s proposed Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act offers a practical solution to two pressing challenges: preserving historic houses of worship and addressing the state’s severe housing crisis.”

BySara Bronin 0Comments

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Feb 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

As Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan Nears Vote, How Much Can Affordability Be Pushed?

The plan could deliver 4,600 new apartments and other investments in Central Brooklyn. But passage by City Council may involve negotiations to increase the amount—and affordability—of housing at publicly owned…

ByNorman Oder 6Comments

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Feb 2025

Comunidades de habla hispana Economy Housing and Homelessness Immigration Labor

Tale of Two Cities: Report Finds Stark Racial Wealth Gap Among New Yorkers

In New York City, accumulating wealth is many times more difficult for Latino and Black New Yorkers, according to a recent report by the Robin Hood Foundation.

ByDaniel Parra 13Comments

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Feb 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

NYC Voucher Households Are Concentrated in a Handful of Neighborhoods, Data Shows

CityFHEPS vouchers are supposed to give low-income New Yorkers more choice in where they live, but data shows that voucher holders are predominately renting in certain Bronx and Southeast Brooklyn…

ByPatrick Spauster 14Comments

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Feb 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Building the Type of Housing New York Needs the Most

“We must build upon the newfound flexibility provided by City of Yes by making direct, meaningful investments in supportive housing.”

ByPerry Perlmutter 0Comments

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Feb 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness

Need Help Applying to Affordable Housing Lotteries? Ask a ‘Housing Ambassador’

The revitalized “Ready to Rent” program partners with community based organizations to offer one-on-one assistance to New Yorkers vying for affordable apartments through the city’s competitive housing lotteries.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 7Comments

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